OfficeScan consolidates virus log entries when detecting multiple infections from the same virus/malware over a short period of time. OfficeScan may detect a single virus/malware multiple times, quickly filling the virus/malware log and consuming network bandwidth when the OfficeScan client sends log information to the server. Enabling this feature helps reduce both the number of virus/malware log entries made and the amount of network bandwidth OfficeScan clients consume when they report virus log information to the server.